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Fuzzie!! You are so right!

There will always be the weakest chapter on campus, as they're the one on which all of the other chapters can base their success. It's unfortunate, but it's true.

I don't naively think we can save every chapter that flounders, but if I can help those who struggle become better, I'm going to do it, and I'm going to advocate for them. Expansion should happen because your system cannot accommodate the amount of PNMs seeking to affiliate. If you have fraternities or sororities with less than total, then expansion isn't necessary. I know on one campus I work with, they had a chapter of a national sorority that was just HIDEOUS. And at formal recruitment, they got like 3 girls when quota was 25. Some girls went through informal recruitment the next semester and said, "you know what? We can just take over XYZ and make it cool!" So they joined that national sorority, and within 2 years they were TOP on campus. Are those stories the norm? No, but can that stuff work? Absolutely!!!

On a completely different note, Erik, consider running for your fraternity's international council if the powers that be aren't doing what you and so many others think is right for the fraternity. You claim to have enough experience, and you can't make the changes you want by not being a part of the fraternity. If your group of unhappy brothers is large enough, your voice will be heard, and I don't think that's naive...